Cape Town Corporate Travel Workshop, RSA | AHEAD OF THE CURVE – STAY INFORMED, STAY INFLUENTIAL | 7 August 2025
R495.00 excl VAT
ABOUT THIS EVENT
Cape Town Corporate Travel Workshop
AHEAD OF THE CURVE – STAY INFORMED, STAY INFLUENTIAL
Corporate Travel Buyers and Suppliers are invited to join us for this Workshop in Cape Town, where we will discuss key industry trends, challenges and solutions impacting the Corporate Travel Sector.
Date: 7 August 2025
09.00 – 13.30
Hotel Sky
9 Lower Long Street, Cape Town
EVENT OVERVIEW
The corporate travel sector is continually evolving, the pace of which seems to be getting faster and faster. As Travel Buyers and Suppliers know, staying relevant means staying informed.
This corporate travel workshop will see travel professionals in Cape Town coming together to network and to discuss several key shifts impacting the travel sector, and how to use this knowledge to influence multiple areas in their work environment.
Topics include:
- Key global and local corporate travel trends
- Understanding the new Carbon Neutral South African legislation
- Buyer cost-containment strategies for air, accommodation and ground transportation
- Highlights and key findings from ABTA’s various 2025 Events and Surveys
- Accommodation payments and guesthouse challenges
- NDC updates and the Buyer and TMC ‘user experience’
Speakers Include:
David Cronje, National Sales Manager: Technology – Tourvest TravelIT
Desiree Reveley, General Manager – Rennies BCD Travel
Elke Emmenis, Travel Services Manager, Non Trade Procurement – Woolworths Finance
Lasse Vinther, Founder – Automation Architects
Vimal Chhana, Commercial Issuing Product Manager | Product Design & Innovation – Nedbank
Wendy Acker, Travel Co-ordinator, Non Merchandise Procurement – Foschini Retail Group
CURRENT SPONSORS & PARTNERS INCLUDE:
Want to participate as a Workshop Sponsor, Speaker or present your travel services & products? Contact Nadine Clarke for more information.
WHAT DOES IT COST?
This event is open to all Travel Buyers and Suppliers, and Corporate Travel industry professionals.
| ABTA Travel Buyer Members: | Complimentary |
| ABTA Premium Members: | Complimentary |
| ABTA Enterprise Members: | Complimentary for 3 pax |
| ABTA Lite Members: | R 250.00 (Ex VAT) |
| Non ABTA Members: | R 495.00 (Ex VAT) |
| Sponsors: | Complimentary (promo code required) |
NOT YET AN ABTA MEMBER??
Travel Buyers: Click HERE to sign up as a Complimentary Hosted Buyer Member
TMC’s & Travel Suppliers: Click HERE for Membership costs, options and benefits
WORKSHOP AGENDA
| 08.15 – 09.00 | Welcome Desk Opens Delegate arrivals, Networking and Refreshments |
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| 09.00 – 09.05 | Opening & Welcome Monique Swart, Founder – ABTA Johann Pool, General Manager – Hotel Sky |
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| 09.05 – 09.15 | A Word from our Sponsors | |
| 09.15 – 09.25 | Key Local and Global trends currently making a noise Monique Swart, Founder – ABTA |
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| 09.25 – 09.45 | AI in Travel – Opportunities for AI in the travel sector and practical examples Lasse Vinther, Founder – Automation Architects |
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| 09.45 – 10.00 | Embarking on an Air savings project Elke Emmenis, Travel Services Manager, Non Trade Procurement – Woolworths Finance |
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| 10.00 – 10.25 | Accommodation payments and guesthouse challenges Vimal Chhana, Commercial Issuing Product Manager | Product Design & Innovation – Nedbank Wendy Acker, Travel Co-ordinator, Non Merchandise Procurement – Foschini Retail Group |
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| 10.25 – 10.35 | A Word from our Sponsors |
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| 10.35 – 11.05 | Networking Tea Break (Showcase tables set up in the main venue) | |
| 11.05 – 11.15 | A Word from our Sponsors | |
| 11.15 – 11.20 | Intro to updated Carbon Legislation and Wasteful behaviours Monique Swart, Founder – ABTA |
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| 11.20 – 12.20 | Sustainability Round Tables ABSA Amex BCD Rennies Hotel Sky – TBC SAA TTS Turkish Visa Woodford |
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| 12.20 – 12.45 | The NDC user experience – Turning Theory into Reality David Cronje, National Sales Manager: Technology – Tourvest TravelIT Desiree Reveley, General Manager – Rennies BCD Travel |
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| 12.45 – 12.55 | A Word from our Sponsors | |
| 12.55 – 13.00 | Close & Thanks Business Card Prize draw |
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| 13.00 – 13.45 | Networking lunch | |
HOW TO BOOK YOUR SEAT
Enter the number of seats you would like to book in the white box at the top of the page and click ‘Next step’ to begin the booking process.
Complete your contact details, delegate details and payment information if required.
Once you have completed the booking process an automated email will be sent to confirm your booking.
Closer to the event, a personalised email with venue details and event reminders will be sent to the email address you provided. Please ensure you keep a look out for this mail, including in your spam folders.
Any trouble? Email carol-ann@abta.co.za
BECOME AN ABTA MEMBER
ABTA runs a Hosted Buyer membership program. This means that ALL Travel Buyers (those responsible for booking, managing or buying staff travel for their organisations) get to sign up at no charge.
In addition, they get to attend webinars and in-person events at no charge too. (Excluding ABTA’s Annual Conference).
Sound good? CLICK HERE for more information and to sign up easily on-line, clicking ‘Apply Now’ on the ‘Buyers Only’ membership category.
Event Details
Date: 7 August 2025
Start time: 09:00 SAST
End time: 13:30 SAST
Directions: Hotel Sky, Cape Town